The fearsome frontcourt UNLV has been building needed one final item to be complete: initial eligibility for freshman forward Anthony Bennett. That came through on Thursday, which means Bennett will be reboundin' for the Runnin' Rebels when they start their 2012-13 season Nov. 12.

Anthony Bennett will be eligible to play for UNLV at the start of the 2012-13 season. (AP Photo)

A resident of Toronto, Bennett was named a McDonald's All-American after completing his senior season for Findlay Prep near Las Vegas, where he averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds.

He is 6-7 and 230 pounds and was ranked as the No. 1 power forward in the 2012 recruiting class by Scout.com. Bennett is expected to join 6-9 Khem Birch, a center who transferred in from Pitt, and veteran star Mike Moser in one of college basketball's most talented front lines.

RunRebs.com reports the others in UNLV's five-man freshman class have been on campus in summer school for the past two weeks while Bennett remained at home awaiting NCAA clearance. The coaching staff is looking into whether Bennett can enroll in class late in order to be able to join the team for its playing tour of Canada in mid-August. The Rebels will open practice for the trip on Aug. 4.